Focus

We are interested in the evolution of primates, the group to which humans belong, and its environmental and ecological context. To acquire new fossils of primates that help fill in the gaps in understanding about the pattern of morphological and ecological evolution that lead from our non-primate ancestors to the diversity of primates living today, we conduct field work in the Paleogene of North America within a refined chronological geological framework, and run a lab where fossiliferous Paleogene limestones are acid etched to extract the contained bones. This research is pursued with Professor Jonathan Bloch. Additionally, we are committed to advancing new methods of comparative morphology and digital distribution of comparative data.